Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine Ethiopian secondary school students’ level of engagement, justification, and perceived severity of academic cheating behaviors. A mixed research approach was employed. In the study, 1246 students randomly selected from public and private secondary schools participated. Data were collected using questionnaires and semistructured interviews. The findings revealed that the majority of students are actively engaged in most academic cheating behaviors with a prevalence rate of about 80%. It was also found that the majority of students exhibit higher tolerance for most forms of academic cheating behaviors which were evidenced by their lower perceptions of the seriousness of the behaviors. Less probability of being caught and the absence of severe punishment was found to be the major reasons that students gave to justify their engagement in academic cheating. It is suggested that school personnel look at the strength and application of their codes of conduct.

摘要

这项研究的目的是检查埃塞俄比亚中学生的参与程度，合理性以及对学术作弊行为的严重程度。采用了混合研究方法。在这项研究中，从公立和私立中学中随机选择的1246名学生参加了该活动。使用问卷调查和半结构化访谈收集数据。调查结果显示，大多数学生积极参与大多数学术作弊行为，患病率约为80％。还发现，大多数学生对大多数形式的学术作弊行为表现出较高的容忍度，这是由于他们对行为严重性的较低理解所证明的。被发现的可能性较低，并且没有受到严厉的惩罚，这是学生证明自己参与学术作弊行为的主要理由。建议学校人员查看其行为准则的强度和应用。